More Joy Than Earth Can E’er Afford

More joy than earth can e’er af­ford

Is found in God’s de­light­ful Word;

Be it my stu­dy night and day

My guide through all the lone­ly way.

Clothed with a ma­jes­ty di­vine

Its doc­trines and its pre­cepts shine;

Unbounded wis­dom

truth and grace

Appear in all its pro­mis­es.

’Tis here the Lord

as in a glass

Displays the glo­ries of His face;

He stoops from His im­pe­ri­al throne

And makes His great sal­va­tion known.

Then be His Word to all ad­dressed;

Know that it makes us wise and blessed

Till all the earth shall own His name

And all His bound­less love pro­claim.